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Berenson, who has been jailed in Peru since her arrest in 1995, was accused of treason and aiding a plot to commit a terrorist act on the Peruvian Congress

American activist Lori Berenson gets new trial in Peru

ATLANTA -- An American activist serving a life sentence in Peru for treason has been granted a new trial, but Lori Berenson's parents doubt their daughter will get due process in the civil trial.

In an interview on CNN's Early Edition, Rhoda Berenson says she and her husband, Mark, consider a civil trial for their daughter a "show trial" because the U.S. Department of State Human Rights Report says civil trials in Peru do not meet international standards of fairness, openness and due process.

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The Berensons say their daughter is innocent and a victim, Mark and Rhoda Berenson say their daughter is innocent and a victim of the Peruvian government's lack of evidence. Her parents have fought for her release since her arrest in 1995.

In 1996, Lori Berenson was tried and convicted by a secret military jury of treason and aiding a plot to commit a terrorist act on the Peruvian Congress. Berenson is also accused of being affiliated with the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, a charge she denies.

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The Lori Berenson case

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